Occasionally I’m presented with a text which seems to be too difficult for anyone to read let alone Year 11 art students. I wondered about a language features approach to the text but this seemed to be overkill for such a short text where the degree of lexical dentistry is more normal at a University level. It seemed the best approach was to reinforce the reading strategies needed to read such a difficult. Through teacher talk, students must be encouraged to read and reread the text until they have gained some understanding of the academic and philosophical concepts contained within the passage. There are some weighty and sometimes personal issues mentioned in the text. Teacher talk may wish to explain that topics explored in Aull art such as spiritual essence, metaphorical references and metaphysical representation may not be fully clarified just by reading the text. These concepts will require some intensive investigation if clarification is desired. ie the writer is somewhat ‘none the wiser’ having read the text and having investigated the topics in terms of the vocabulary definitions.
A Maternal Lens Curated by Ema Tavola Margaret Aull
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